Internetni stil starševstva in učinek na uporabo interneta osnovnošolskih otrok : magistrsko delo

Hočevar, Ana Lucija (author), Simonič, Barbara (mentor)

Hiter razvoj in napredek tehnologije, spletnih orodij in spleta je razlog, da se vse več vidikov naših poslovnih in zasebnih življenj seli na splet. V svetu, v katerem živimo tudi otroci vse pogosteje in vse bolj zgodaj dostopajo do spleta, kjer se vse pogosteje srečujejo tudi s šolskimi obveznostmi. Obstaja veliko študij in raziskav, ki se ukvarjajo z raziskovanjem uporabe interneta otrok, malo raziskav pa v svoje študije vključuje tudi starše in njihov vpliv na uporabo interneta njihovih otrok. Starši igrajo ključno vlogo pri varni uporabi interneta, obstoječe študije pa pričajo o empirično dokazani povezavi med stilom starševstva in otrokovo uporabo interneta. V našem delu smo želeli poiskati povezave med internetnimi stili starševstva in uporabo spleta osnovnošolskih otrok, starih med 9 in 13 let, ter jih osvetliti z nekaterimi značilnostmi staršev. Iskali pa smo tudi povezave med internetnimi stili starševstva, družinsko komunikacijo in stresom, ki ga doživljajo starši. V kvantitativni raziskavi je sodelovalo 100 udeležencev – staršev otrok, starih med 9 in 13 let. Največ staršev je spadalo v starostno skupino med 35 in 44 let, povprečna starost njihovih otrok pa je 10,88 let. S pomočjo vprašalnikov stopnje stresa pri starših (ang. »Parental Stress Scale«), indeksa družinske komunikacije pri reševanju težav (ang. »Family Problem Solving Communication«) in internetnega stila starševstva (ang. »Internet parental style questionnaire«) smo preverjali devet hipotez. Ugotovili smo, da se največ staršev poslužuje avtoritativnega internetnega stila starševstva, in da se njihova uporaba spleta, starost ter izkušnje s spletom statistično pomembno povezujejo z uporabo spleta njihovih otrok. Pozitivna korelacija je med starševskim nadzorom in starševsko toplino pri internetnem stilu starševstva. V stopnji nadzora in topline se starši razlikujejo glede na spol, nadzor ter toplina pa se povezujeta s starostjo otrok, starostjo staršev in oceno izkušenj uporabe spleta njihovih otrok. Povezava je tudi med razsežnostjo starševske topline in številom otrok v družini. Potrditvena družinska komunikacija se povezuje z obema razsežnostma internetnega stila starševstva in s stopnjo stresa, ki ga doživljajo starši. Na podlagi le-tega lahko tudi napovemo družinsko komunikacijo.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: stil starševstva, internetni stil starševstva, družinska komunikacija, stres staršev, uporaba spleta otrok
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana ; Maribor
• Publisher: [A. L. Hočevar]
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: III, 61, IX str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-132114
• UDC: 159.922.2-055.52:004.738.5(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 81920515
• Publication date in RUL: 13.10.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Internet parenting styles and the impact on the internet use of primary school children

Abstract

More and more aspects of our professional and private lives are increasingly moving online because of the rapid development and progress in technology, online tools, and the internet. In today’s world, even children have access to the internet more frequently and at a younger age, and there they are faced with school obligations as well. There are numerous studies and research that focus on researching children’s internet usage. However, little research includes parents and their impact on their children’s internet usage. Parents play a vital role in the safe use of the internet and studies so far demonstrate an empirically proven correlation between parenting style and a child’s use of the internet. In our research, we wished to discover a correlation between internet parenting styles and the internet usage of primary school children aged 9 to 13 and link them with some characteristics of parents. What is more, we have also researched for correlation between internet parenting styles, family communication and parental stress. The quantitative research involved 100 participants – parents of children aged 9 to 13 years. The majority of parents belonged to the age group between 35 and 44 years, with the average age of their children being 10.88 years. We have tested nine hypotheses with the help of ‘Parental Stress Scale’ questionnaires, ‘Family Problem Solving Communication Index’, and ‘Internet Parental Style’ questionnaire. We have discovered that most parents use the authoritative internet style of parenting and that their internet usage, age and experience with the internet are statistically significantly associated with the use of the internet by their children. There is a positive correlation between parental control and parental warmth. In regards to the level of control and warmth, parents differ in gender, whereas control and warmth are related to children’s age, the age of their parents, and the assessment of the internet experience of children. There is also a correlation between the extent of parental warmth and the number of children in the family. Family communication is associated with both dimensions of internet parenting style and the level of stress experienced by parents. Based on this, we can also predict family communication.

• Keywords: parenting style, internet parenting style, family communication, parental stress, children’s internet usage